In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init()

A NULL check for bridge->encoder shows that it may be NULL, but it
already been dereferenced on all paths leading to the check.
812 if (!bridge->encoder) {

Dereference the pointer bridge->encoder.
810 drm_connector_attach_encoder(&lt9611->connector, bridge->encoder);

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

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Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
23278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e affected < 3959e8faf8bf6bea619e8856c736db64e6eced37
23278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e affected < a29f7427041a943484f916157c43c46d3bbf25d4
23278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e affected < b2e4323e0020213f44dca6ffc815d66aef39f6f6
23278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e affected < 912f84e15e94ab87f5a7156aa1870090373d8304
23278bf54afe180967069bdc8c0f1c7a365fc63e affected < ef8886f321c5dab8124b9153d25afa2a71d05323
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
5.10 affected —
0 unaffected < 5.10
5.10.150 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.75 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
5.19.17 unaffected ≤ 5.19.*
6.0.3 unaffected ≤ 6.0.*
6.1 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3959e8faf8bf6bea619e8856c736db64e6eced37 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/912f84e15e94ab87f5a7156aa1870090373d8304 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a29f7427041a943484f916157c43c46d3bbf25d4 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2e4323e0020213f44dca6ffc815d66aef39f6f6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef8886f321c5dab8124b9153d25afa2a71d05323 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123024-CVE-2022-50878-2067@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-50878 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-50878 cve-icon
History

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Low

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init() A NULL check for bridge->encoder shows that it may be NULL, but it already been dereferenced on all paths leading to the check. 812 if (!bridge->encoder) { Dereference the pointer bridge->encoder. 810 drm_connector_attach_encoder(&lt9611->connector, bridge->encoder);
Title gpu: lontium-lt9611: Fix NULL pointer dereference in lt9611_connector_init()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-02T15:05:11.911Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:07.137Z

Link: CVE-2022-50878

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:02.843

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:43:05.160

Link: CVE-2022-50878

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2022-50878 - Bugzilla

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